Flowing Wells C Sydney Lomeli-Capen voted the WaFd Bank Arizona High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week
Congratulations to Flowing Wells center Sydney Lomeli-Capen for being voted SBLive’s WaFd Bank Arizona High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 21-27!
The big was feasting on Wednesday night in the 5A semifinal win against Gilbert, where the Caballeros were feeding her the ball in the post all night to finish with 21 points while shooting 77-percent from the field. Picking up a double-double with 11 rebounds, she also had an assist, a steal, a block, and a deflection to help send Flowing Wells back to the 5A state championship game for a rematch against Millennium, where the Caballeros will hope to avenge their loss.
Lomeli-Capen ran away with this week's honor, receiving 99.1% of the total vote.
We are currently accepting WaFd Bank Girls Basketball Player of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or message us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveaz.
Here are the other athletes who were nominated for the week of Feb. 21-27:
Michaela Fairwell, Freshman, Desert Vista - Her phenomenal freshman season continued Tuesday in the 6A quarterfinal game against Hamilton, where she led the game in scoring with 20 points to help Desert Vista pick up a 60-43 win. In addition, Fairwell snagged four rebounds, two assists, three steals and a block to round out her night and put the state on high-alert for the Thunder.
Tessa Hastings, Senior, Salpointe Catholic - Normally known for her scrappy defense, Hastings came through big-time for the Lancers in Wednesday’s 42-29 hard-fought win over perennial powerhouse Seton Catholic to avenge last year’s loss to the Sentinels at the championships and get another shot at the title. Hastings led the team in scoring with 15 points, and she added two rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal.
Sarah Miller, Sophomore, Xavier - Leading Tuesday’s 6A quarterfinal game against Pinnacle in scoring, Miller posted 22 points to help the Gators pick up a 52-39 win to advance to the semifinals. She also had four rebounds, two steals, a block and a deflection.
